Mad Cool have announced the first run of artists set to perform at next year’s 10th anniversary instalment, with Pulp, Foo Fighters, Florence & The Machine, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds leading the line-up.
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The 2026 edition of the festival will run between July 8 and 11, and will see the event return to the Iberdrola Music Villaverde site in Madrid, which festival organisers previously announced had undergone a series of improvements, including a reduction in the number of stages, as well as a general reduction in public capacity to reduce schedule conflicts and artist overlaps.
The festival’s tenth anniversary brings together over 70 of the biggest names in music, with Foo Fighters among the first headliners.
They join artists including Twenty One Pilots, Lorde, CMAT, Wolf Alice, Jennie, Moby, The Last Dinner Party, Kings Of Leon, The War On Drugs, Halsey, Teddy Swims, Pixies, The Black Crowes, David Byrne – who will be performing his newly released album ‘Who Is The Sky?’ alongside his generational classics – and more.
Mad Cool members will be able to access a presale from November 17 – 20, while general ticket sales will kick off on November 20 as well. You can find your tickets here, and check out the full line-up poster below.
Other artists include Kasabian, Jalen Ngonda, The Vaccines, Matt Berninger, Sigrid, Interpol, Holly Humberstone, Midnight Generation, Frost Children, Sadie Jean, Son Mieux, Zimmer90, Chloe Slater, The Reytons, Persia Holder, Overpass, Ttssfu, and Supermodel.
Thoughout the festival, electronic music lovers will have their own dedicated space featuring DJs and artists like Richie Hawtin, Boys Noize, Polo & Pan, Nina Kraviz, Swimming Paul, Weval, Palms Trax and Bunt.
They will be joined by a host of alternative acts and local Spanish talent. In 2026, audiences will enjoy established acts such as LA PALOMA, alongside innovative projects like Hoonine, and rising electronic artists Aerea, Young Prado and Luxi Villar. The line-up will also feature the future winners of Mad Cool Talent and Mad Cool DJ Talent by Vibra Mahou.
This year’s stacked line-up saw Olivia Rodrigo, Noah Kahan, Nine Inch Nails, Iggy Pop, Alanis Morrisette, Weezer, Thirty Second to Mars, Gracie Abrams, St. Vincent, Justice, Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs, The Wombats, Jet and Glass Animals perform.
You can check out NME’s round-up of each day of the 2025 edition here, here and here.
